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We love smoked salmon in our household, so when we saw that Trader Joe's had a new product that was smoked ahi tuna, we knew we had to t...

One thing we really like about Trader Joe's is that they keep coming out with more and more vegan and dairy-free products. This almond b...

We haven't reviewed a Trader Joe's cheese here in a long time, but our most recent taste test was for the Dutch spicy kaas. We love ...

The Week 34 challenge came up as figs, which weren't the easiest thing for us to get in a pandemic, so I considered skipping it. Since I...

The theme for the Week 33 challenge was food in disguise. They had the same theme back in 2016 when I attempted a (slice of a) meatloaf laye...

One of the new snacks at Trader Joe's this summer was the sea salted saddle potato crisps ($1.49). Made from potato, sunflower oil, corn...

The Week 31 challenge was announced as cucumber, and at first, I wasn't sure how that challenge was going to go in our household. Crunch...

The "inspiration" weeks of the cooking challenge are often difficult for me, trying to figure out dishes inspired by books or musi...

Trader Joe's came out with a very summery-sounding salad this year, the lemony arugula basil salad kit, and we've picked up a bag on...

The Week 29 challenge was announced as emulsification, and although I'd heard the word before, I have to admit that I didn't actuall...

After a relaxing afternoon in the sun and sand at the beach in New London, we decided to take a short drive up to Mystic for dinner. If you...

I never would have predicted that the Week 28 challenge, soul food, would have been one of my hardest to complete. The challenge was announc...